Luis Alberto Velez

Luis Alberto Velez, 41, of Chicago, Ill., died on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at his home in Chicago, Ill.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Ramon and Elba (Diaz) Velez of East Stroudsburg.

Luis was living in the Chicago area for the past three years and, prior to that, he resided in Watauga, Texas. He was employed as a network architect and operations engineer for various companies throughout the world. He was of the Catholic faith.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by three children: Anna Elba, Gretchen Lorraine and Alejandro Luis Velez, all of Watauga, Texas; a brother, Raymond Velez and his wife, Ting; his nephews, Skyler Ray and Daniel Jay Velez; and his sister, Loreyne Velez of East Stroudsburg.

There will be a visitation from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Carmen Perry officiating. Cremation will follow the services.